Hi all
Mates front brake sticking on his ford explorer, unfamiliar with these
Thanks in advance
Brian

 

Check the rubber brake hoses. They can collapse when they get old. Also pull the rotors and check the parking brake shoes and mechanism.

 

Cheers mate

I'm beginning to think he's installed the pads upside down he fitted them exactly as previous pads with the "double ear" to the top and found this way done here


Best of luck USA

Brian

 

+1 for glc's post. I had a friend with similar product on both of his vehicles. First one he replaced everything. The master cylinder, calipers and wheel bearings. When he replaced the brake hose, since it was the only thing left, it fixed his hanging brakes. The second vehicle, that was the first part swap and it was the same problem.

As a side note, your brakes will always be very hot. Blister your fingers hot. That's normal. Smoking brakes, on the other hand, are not normal.

Get a friend, jack up and support the rear end. Have your friend step on the brake and release. Both wheels should almost immediately free up. If one takes longer to free up, or doesn't free up at all, that's your sticky side. If one hose is bad, I would replace both. Save yourself the headache down the road.

 

There are 5 flexible brake hoses, 3 in the rear and 2 in the front. Replace all of them.

 

Cheers guys

Anyone have an opinion on which way up the pads go

Brian

 

The wear indicator tab should be on the inside and on the bottom.

 

Thanks
Brian

 

It wasn't meant to be a prank, or a joke. There's usually a piece of metal that bends toward the rotor. It's what makes your brakes squeal when the pads get low. It's unusual if there isn't one. But that's how I usually tell the orientation. That, or I put the new ones on the same way the old ones came off. It's not often someone puts them on wrong.

 

But, since there isn't a wear indicator on your pads, I'd simply put them on as they came off. Then replace the rubber hoses, as indicated a few times.

If the pads went on with little force, then your pads are not the problem. If the hoses collapse, as they do with age, they will hold the pressure in the line and calipers.

 

I did guess it wasn't a joke mate

 

I fought sticking brakes on my 02 starting with checking out the parking brake, then hoses, then calipers. I ended up replacing the whole dang system including the master cylinder. My brakes don't stick any more.